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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Cochon is a must-visit when you go to New Orleans. Must. Ingredients are locally sourced and expertly prepared. The setting is casual and comfortable yet warmly modern. Dinner reservations may sometimes be difficult, but going for lunch is easy.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Green Goddess seems beloved by many folks in New Orleans. I don't know why, especially when there is so much incredible food in New Orleans. This was easily our worst meal in New Orleans to date.Like Jacques-Imo's, Green Goddess does not take reservations, so we put in our name, left my cell phone number, and walked around the neighborhood until we got a call. Unlike Jacques-Imo's, however, Green Goddess severely underwhelmed.

This was the one highlight of the night. Of course, it required no cooking. Thumbs up.

Iced Union Coffee & Chicory with condensed milk ($3.25).

This coffee was very good as well. At least we ended on a nice sweet note.

Green Goddess is so-called international fusion food with heavy-handed, misguided attempts at Asian accents. It does New Orleans a great injustice. If you're in town for a visit, especially if you're from a city that does Asian food well, skip Green Goddess.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Have you missed me? How has your February been? We went to Rome, Paris, London, and Amsterdam! It was pretty awesome.

My good friend is going to New Orleans soon, so I'm going to post about our two trips from October and December first.

And who doesn't love New Orleans?

When we landed during Columbus Day weekend, the first thing we did was head to the extremely popular Jacques-Imo's. If you have a party of five or more, you may make a reservation, but otherwise the no-reservation policy means that waits for this shack-looking restaurant can sometimes last over an hour.

Forty minutes passed before our name was called, and we made our way through the bustling kitchen to the noisy, kitschy, convivial rear dining room.

Was it worth it?

OH, YEAH.

Complimentary cornbread.

Not quite as moist as I'd like but palatable enough for being free.

This plate of golden fried chicken whizzed by us to another table.It looked fantastic.

Shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake ($9.00).

It sounds really weird, but this is one of the restaurant's specialties. You must get it! Rich! Creamy! Savory! Insanely delicious!

The pièce de résistance! We couldn't resist this because of its fun name. "Godzilla" was actually a big fried soft-shell crab! On a bed of wondrous fried green tomatoes! Amazing! We also enjoyed the side of corn maque choux and mashed sweet potatoes.

It's clear why Jacques-Imo's is a New Orleans institution. It's definitely one of my favorite restaurants in New Orleans. I'd gladly wait again and again.